There's still stories, but they generally aren't good or otherwise memorable onces, unless they are such a train wreck that they do leave an impression in your mind. Too many stories are recycled plotlines from years past. Others are so over-telegraphed or poorly planned that it ruins the culmination. There's very little surprise left in the major promotions these days. For most matches, you know who is almost certainly going to win, because that's just the way it happens, or people know before the "I quit" match that so-and-so is taking time off, or that management wants to punish X, or push Y. Management needs to get better writers (and preferably ones who are not wrestling veterans themselves, as that's what is responsible in part for the current staleness), and even more importantly, they need to let the writers do their jobs, and stay out of their hair. There's undoubtedly been some good stories out there that got squashed, or never even started, because some promoter or other power-that-be killed it for some stupid reason.

i just watched royal rumble 1999 the other day and noticed 2 things why wwe is going down hill fast. first vince had alot to work with back then always new stories better matches it wasnt pg plus the best superstars were in the top matches always these days the wwe dnt give a shit who the put in the main events boring.
the second thing was the crowd they were having a great time even loving the lower guys like the godfather and his ho's these days the crowd just aint interested and i think its because times are changing ppl are growing up wrestling is gettin worse and more ppl are turning to mma and real fighting well thats what i think anyway

I agree. Good blog. I too have noticed this.

Does anybody remember why Kofi and Ziggler fought for the IC title? Well the story there is just a series of competitive matches where Kofi has gotten robbed basically... Generic storyline.

You are right sir! Why cant they go back to tellin them great stories like in the late 90s'? would fit in great with the new skool guys. For instance, I would love for Kai en Tai to come back and chop off Kofi Kingston's weiner. Thats what we need nowadays...

Good blog/rant. WWE has very underdeveloped stories and stories that really don't have good plots. In my opinion, the QUALITY of writing has decreased significantly. We need stories that have HUGE build ups for these PPV matches. It's just getting boring in my opinion. If you watch the fans faces during the televised events, they even look bored. No one is having the great time that they had at shows in the late 90s and even the early 2000's.

WWE Sucks! yeah I own some older ppvs..hell in the cell maybe when ECW was involved, a few wrestlemanias the one night stands..The rest blow! This company is not worth it..Dont give them you're dollar please!!!!Theyre greedy @ssholes